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Among the 10 highest paid coaches in the NBA, there are four with a championship ring (Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, Rick Carlisle, Doc Rivers) and two who are in their first season on the job, coming from college basketball this summer – Fred Hoiberg (Chicago Bulls) and Billy Donovan (Oklahoma City Thunder). More →

With all the money rolling around in the NFL, coaches are bound to pick up some of it. The top 10 highest paid of them in the league are all making $6 million a season or more. Five of them (Pete Carroll, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, John Harbaugh and Tom Coughlin) have won a Super Bowl. More →

Among the group of the top 10 best paid players in baseball, we have three teams sending more than one player. The Philadelphia Phillies with two (Cliff Lee, Ryan Howard), Seattle Mariners with two (Robinson Cano, Felix Hernandez) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, Zack Greinke). More →

The top 10 highest paid coaches in college football consist of four in the SEC (Steve Spurrier, Les Miles, Kevin Sumlin, Nick Saban), four in the Big Ten (Kirk Ferentz, James Franklin, Urban Meyer, Mark Dantonio) and two in the Big 12 (Bob Stoops, Charlie Strong). More →

The top 10 of highest paid NBA players is always a list that creates a lot of discussion, as opinions differ about those who “deserve” the money, players in their prime like LeBron James and Chris Paul, and those who are getting overpaid, especially when they’re on a steep decline, like Joe Johnson and maybe Kobe Bryant as well. More →

Among the top 10 highest paid athletes in the world over the last 12 months, three are soccer players (Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham), two are in the NFL (Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees), two play golf (Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson), two are NBA players (LeBron James, Kobe Bryant) and only Roger Federer represents tennis. More →

Conclusions from compiling the list of the 10 highest paid female athletes in the world, topped by Maria Sharapova? Have your daughter play tennis if you want her to earn big, while NASCAR driving, golf and figure skating ain’t so bad either for those who are extremely good or extremely good looking, making up for professional mediocrity. More →

Boxing might be dead or dying, but the two highest paid athletes in the world, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, are boxers. That’s PPV for you. It’s enough to put fighters who fight twice a year over the biggest names in global sports from the NBA, soccer, Golf and Tennis. Tiger Woods, after a decade of reigning the money list, has slipped away from the top spot. More →

Football/Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and its biggest clubs, all based in Europe, are the best sports franchises to play for, featuring seven teams in the top 10 of the best paying sport clubs in the world. Barcelona and Real Madrid are no.1 and no.2 in this one as well, as you would expect. Success isn’t cheap. More →